116
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$176K
Property damage
Hail in Clarendon County, South Carolina: 116 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,241 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Clarendon County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Clarendon County is the 2000s, when 66 of the county's 116 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Clarendon County archive, hail makes up 24.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,241 for this hazard and #24 within South Carolina, putting it in the 60.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Clarendon County with 42 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2025 | MANNING CLARENDON AR | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | TURBEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 14, 2025 | MANNING | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2024 | UNION XRDS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | MANNING | 0.25 | $100 |
| May 21, 2022 | MANNING CLARENDON AR | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | MANNING CLARENDON AR | 0.25 | $10 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | PAXVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | PAXVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 30, 2017 | FORESTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clarendon County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Public sent in pictures of hail and wind damage. The pictures shows golf ball size hail along with wind damage to their property. There were several large limbs downed, a tree uprooted, damage to shingles and facia and also lawn objects blown around.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Clarendon County, South Carolina?
116 hail events are recorded in Clarendon County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Clarendon County?
The strongest hail on record in Clarendon County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Clarendon County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Clarendon County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/clarendon-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.